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Turner debuts in first

Tuesday, March 21, 2017 – Josh Turner debuted in first on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart with "Deep South." Sam Hunt stays atop the Hot Country Songs chart for the week ending April 1 with "Body Like a Back Road."

Turner took over the top from Little Big Town's "The Breaker," which slipped to second. Chris Stapleton was third with "Traveller," Keith Urban fourth with "Ripcord" and Florida Georgia Line fifth with "Dig Your Roots."

Hunt's debut, "Montevallo," was back in the top 10, at 8, up 3. Brett Young's self-titled debut also was up three to nine. Jon Pardi was at 10 with "California Sunrise," up 4.

"Nashville: The Music of Nashville: Season 5, Volume 1" debuted at 12. Blake Shelton's "If I'm Honest" went from 17 to 14. Zac Brown Band was at 22, up 4, with "Greatest Hits So Far..." Cole Swindell jumped 7 to 23 with "You Should Be Here." Luke Bryan was up 3 to 24 with "Crash My Party."

Old Dominion's full-length debut, "Meat and Candy," was up 3 to 33.

Jon Pardi again was second on the songs chart with "Dirt On My Boots," one ahead of Michael Ray's "Think a Little Less." Little Big Town was fourth with "Better Man" and Luke Bryan fifth with "Fast." Lauren Alaina cracked the top 10 with "Road Less Traveled" at 9, up 3. Marty Stuart And His Fabulous Superlatives debuted at 44 with "Way Out West."

Turner was 10th, up 5, with "Hometown Girl." Brantley Gilbert debuted at 12 with "The Weekend." Dierks Bentley climbed from 19 to 14 with the title track of his latest release, "Black."

Old Dominion debuted at 26 with its new single "No Such Thing as a Broken Heart. "Sanctuary" from the "Nashville" cast featuring Charles Esten and Lennon and Maisy was at 31, up 12. Zac Brown Band's "Real Thing" debuted at 34. Rae Lynn's "Love Triangle" charted at 38. Midland's "Drinkin' Problem" was up 3 to 42. LoCash's "Ring On Every Finger" was at 48, one ahead of Little Big Town's Happy People."

On the Bluegrass Albums chart, Alison Krauss stayed first with "Windy City." Stuart and band was second with "Nitty Gritty Dirt Band third with "Circlin' Back: Celebrating 50 Years, Live at the Ryman Auditorium, TN." Bradley Walker was fourth with "Call Me Old-fashioned," and Old Crow Medicine Show fifth with "Best of Old Crow Medicine Show."

Stapleton topped the Americana/Folk Albums chart followed by Krauss, "Cleopatra" from The Lumineers; "(Division)" from Ed Sheeran and "The Order of Time" from Valeria June.

On the overall Top 200, Turner was 18, Little Big Town 31st, Stapleton 32nd, Urban 35th and Florida Georgia Line 42nd.


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